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You are a yellow rose

February 14, 2016
By David.Oberteniak DIAMOND, Newton, Kansas
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On our 6 month anniversary,
I braced the cold in only a long sleeve
And jeans,
Borrowing money from my friends
To buy a yellow rose, your favorite,
And some raspberry sweets

I discovered, you weren’t home
I left the rose and sweets on
The window sill,
Promising
That I’d keep your demons still

“Did you ever notice the petals wilting?”
You said, the day after
No, I didn’t, I replied,
And I didn’t see them at all
Until I started to
fall in love with
Violets.

© Wajida S., Shrewsbury, MA

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